Ironing-table.



J. R. FERREN.

IRONING TABLE APPLICATION FILED AUG-I7. I916.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET I- J. R. FERREN.

momma TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-I7. I916.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

2. SHEETS-SHEET Z.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that l, JOHN R. N. a citizen of the 'United States, residing at Boyd, in the county of Roaneand State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in ironing tables, and more particularly to devices of this nature m which a table, made in the form of a cabinet has an ironing board ,mounted in the upper part thereof to be swun' down to form a part of the tabletop or to e swung to a raised position to be disposed in the proper relation for the proper use of the same.

An object of my invention is to provide an ironing board carrying and supporting structure which is so' arranged that the board may be brought down to be flush with the remainder of the table top or maybe moved to a raised position where it is disposed sufliciently above the top of the table that clothes may be readily placed thereon.

A further object lies in arranging means in conjunction with the supporting means for the board which will permit securement of the board to be held in rigid mounting in its raised position, and to provide means by which the board maybemoved manually from one position to the other.

With the above and other objects in view,

1 my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter set forth in connection with the drawings and then more particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings a Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a table constructed after the manner of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure disclosed in Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on the line H of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line H of'FiEg. 3; I

The supporting structure as generally indicated at l'is made of greater length and width than these dimensions of the ironing board figure, and this supporting structure eeation or Iettera Patent. a neauo and august 17, me. Serial nu. ma

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comprises the frame work 2 which may have drawer and cupboard compartments therein as indlcated at 3 and 4. The exact 'construc' tion and arrangement of the supporting part of my invention, and hence I shall not here enter into a discussion of the detail arrangement of the portions below the supporting member 5 which is disposed somewhat down from the top edges of the rim portion 6 of the supporting table structure. A top 7 is dispo upon the upper edge of the rim portion 6 and is secured in place thereon imany observed manner and inthis way a compart-.

ment is formed between the supporting member 5 and the-top member 7.

.The top 7 is cut out in its central portion to have the opening thereof formed to the shape which it is desired that the ironing this opening being indicated at 8.

An ironing'board 9 is made of a configuration to fitwithin the opening 8 of the table top andto have a reasonably snug fit therewith, although it is desirable that the board have sufiicient clearance with the opening that the covering as indicated at 10 can be I stretched over the top thereof and brought down over the side edges to be secured be-.

neath the'board, and in some instances it may be found desirable to provide the table top 7 with a'padded or other covering layer as indicated at 11, to give the same soft surface as is proper.

Cross bars 12 and 13 are secured between the side rim. members of the supporting structure in such relation that they rest upon possessed byv the ironing board the supporting member '5, and link like board supporting bearing members 14: and 15 are shaped to haveportions thereof fitted in eye members 16 and 17 which are carried by the cross bars 12 and 13. the bearing or supporting members 14 and 15 being thus connected with the cross bars 12 and 13 in such relation that they may be swung do to rest against the supporting member 5 or may be raised to extend up beyond the top edge of the table rim and above the top surface of the table top by passing through the and 19 secured across the bottom side thereof opening 8. The board 9 has batten strips 18 v and bearing eyes are connected with these "tween the side rim members.

' has an oflset portion as indicated at 22, and

. this ofl'set portion is received through a suitable bearing provided at 23 on the lower batten strips andhave the supporting members 14 and 15 mounted therethrough in such relation that the board is connected with these members and will be raised to a position of elevation above the top surface of the table top 7 as the supporting members 14 and 15 may be elevated.

It is not a purpose of the supporting members 14 and 15 that they shall be raised to lift the board to the proper operative 'relation, but rather these supporting members are'intended only to hold the board at the proper elevation, and to raise the board to the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 3, I provide a shaft 21 which is'vjournaled in suitable bearings mounted at the approximate longitudinal center of the supporting member 5 'so that this shaft 21 is disposed transversely thereacross and beside of the board 9, the parts being thus so arranged that as the shaft 21 is turned the offset portion 22 will be swung to an upright" 9 will e carried therewith to raise the board toa relation in which it is mounted on the supporting members 14 and 15.

A chain 24 or other suitable means is connected between the board 9 adjacent to the batten 19 and a screw eye 25 provided in the supporting member 5, and thus the board is held' against excessive swinging movement,

. However, it is preferable that this chain 24 or other'means,-be made of such a length that the supporting members 14 and 15 will swing past a vertical center and thus the boardwill be held against return swinging; movement to the position \of fitting within-the opening 8. It is also preferable that some means he provided to hold the board in t e raised position and against return movement as when the iron is being run over theboard sufiicient force may be exerted to cause the same to be displaced and moved to the lowered position, and to guard against sucha'contingency, I providethe hook member 26 which is connected adjacent to the batten 18 and which is adapted to connect in a screw-eye 27 carried in the supporting'member 5. A handle 28 is provided on the outer end of'the shaft 21, this handle being extended to the forward side of the table rim, and thus the shaft 21 may be manually turned to bring the board tothe raised and lowered position, it of course being understood that when the board has been lowered it will be held against raising movement by its own weight and will have the top surface thereof presented to form a smooth and continuous surface with the table top- The shaft 21 position and consequently the board From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided adevice whichat once offers a desirable form of ironingvboard supporting table embodying in its construction a clothes press and that the structure as assembled in the disclosure made in the dotted lines of Fig. 3 will present the board in a position to be used for all ordinary ironing. The screw-eye 29 forms means to hold the hook 27 in a raised position when it is de-' siredto lower the board and thus present the structure in such form that the raising and lowering of the board may be readily accomplished.

' While I have herein shown'and described only one specific form of the structure, it-

v top having a central opening shaped to have the'jform of a standard ironing board, an ironing board mounted in conjunction with the supporting structure to swing down within the opening thereof and form a continuation of the top and to be raised and elevated above the top for use, a shaft extending. through the supporting structure and provided with an off-set portion hingedly connected with the ironing board and a handle connected to said shaft an tended to be accessible exteriorly of the supporting structure through which man ual turning -of the shaft may be accomplished to thus obtain desired movement of the ironing board to the raised position.

a 2. An ironing table comprising a suppoints asmay be set forth in the porting structure having a top rim, a supporting member mounted across between the sides of the top rim below the upper edges thereof, a table top mounted upon the rim "and provided with a central opening shaped to have the form of a standard ironing board, an ironing board shaped to be received within the opening of the table top to form a continuation of the surface thereof, connecting links arranged between said ironing board and thesupporting member to mount the ironing board to be capable of movement to close within the opening and movement to rise and be supported above the top of the table, means to secure the irdw ing board against swinging movement to hold the same in the raised position, ashaft extended through the supporting structure .to be held upon the supporting member and provided with an offset portion hingedly i eoe oeio W conneciied with the ironing board, end a ham. In testimonyw liereof I amx signature I dle connected to said shaft and extended to in presence of two Witnesses.

be accessible exteriorly of the supporting JUHN R. FERREN. structure to allow manual turning of the Witnesses: 5 shaft and to thus accomplish the desired Y 'Ilmzonom W. Hum,

movement of the ironingboard. H. HUNT. 

